Nothing Like California Medical Marijuana Law to Brighten the Day

By Robyn Hagan Cain on January 20, 2012 3:02 PM

Before you find yourself in a tizzy over this headline, let's be clear: We're not promoting marijuana use. Frankly, we write posts and headlines about marijuana because you, dear readers, like to read them. And for that, we thank you.

Medical marijuana ordinances currently vary among California’s cities. Though larger cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose allow dispensaries, many smaller cities, like Antioch, Pittsburg, and Pleasant Hill, have enacted moratoriums or bans on medical marijuana sellers, reports the San Jose Mercury-News.

While a ruling is still at least a year or more away, marijuana advocates are relieved that the state Supreme Court will finally weigh in on the preemption issue.

Joe Elford, chief counsel of Oakland-based Americans for Safe Access, told the Times that the state appellate court decisions were “problematic for patients,” and said, “We’re very pleased that local governments will now be unable to use appellate court decisions to deny patients access to medical marijuana in their own communities.”

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